Paid For, Never Redeemed
State Savings in Florida’s Medicaid Program Due to Floridians’ Lagging Incomes Are More Than Sufficient to Fund the Extension of Coverage to 800,000 Uninsured, Low-Income Adults.
Scott Budget: Tax Cuts Consume Growth Dollars, Leaving Little for Investments in State Services
Governor Rick Scott’s budget proposal for the 2016-17 fiscal year is notable for one stark fact: It proposes spending more than twice as much money from general revenue growth on tax cuts than on increasing funding for vital state services.
It Is Time To Show State Workers Some Respect
As you would expect, it takes a lot to keep our state moving forward. That task falls to the hardworking men and women who serve in state government. And leaders across the state, on both sides of the political aisle, are asking the question if we are investing enough in these dedicated employees.
Threadbare Mental Health System Exemplifies the Case Against Tax Cuts
Even the relatively few who are eligible to receive services ultimately fall into the numerous gaps in Florida’s publicly funded mental health system.
The Great Surplus Myth – Redux
So how much is the surplus? $635 million? $1.3 billion? In reality…THERE IS NO SURPLUS!
Fracking in Florida Will Change our State Forever
Hydraulic Fracturing or Fracking will be a hot button issue in the 2016 legislative session.
Is Your Boss a Wage Grinch?
Stealing from employees is just wrong but that doesn’t stop a boss who’s a Grinch. Not only do they make off with your hard-earned cash but they steal your hope of ever recovering it too.
Small businesses: Making the case for livable wages
In fact, new research finds that the benefits most sought by workers actually profit businesses, leading many small businesses to embrace the very policies that big businesses, and their cache of lobbyists, disparage.
Local Elections Are More Important Than Donald Trump
While you may feel like your efforts are wasted on a national or statewide race, spending just a little time volunteering for local candidates who share our values goes a long way.
Unions: Reversing the Dyson Effect
All of Florida benefits when families have the opportunity to move-up the economic ladder and attain the American Dream. That economic ladder is only as strong or as weak as the collective bargaining foundation it is built on.